An estimated 119,912 women received care for complications from unsafe abortions, such as organ or systems failure, shock, and in some instances these complications led to death.

The study was published by the Health ministry in 2013. It also found that 48 per cent of those who sought post-abortion care after unsafe abortion were women aged less than 25 years, while 17 per cent were teenagers aged 10-19 years.

Abortion is an emotive and extremely divisive issue all over the world, and it is no different in Kenya.

Previously, the 1970 Penal Code stated that any person who intended to procure the miscarriage of a woman would be guilty of a felony, liable to imprisonment for 14 years.

In 2008, the World Health Organization said Eastern and Middle Africa had the highest global rates of unsafe abortions, at 36 per 1,000 reproductive-aged women.

"The advert targets teenage girls by giving them alternatives for unwanted or unplanned pregnancies," the films board said.

The board said the advert was not submitted to the board for examination and classification. He ordered that it stops being aired immediately.

"The board also demands that Marie Stopes issues a public apology," he said.

The board also banned an advert by Pwani Oil which he says uses lewd language and sexual innuendos.

"This advert continues to air on TV stations yet it has not been submitted to the board for examination. Consequently, it has been banned and should not be exhibited or broadcast anywhere within Kenya," it said.